A Peek At Casio’s Latest For Verizon: The G’zOne Boulder

Loyal aficionados of the brawny G’zOne phones have good reason to rejoice after word came out on the upcoming Verizon release of yet another G’zOne ruggedness. The upcoming successor of the G’zOne Type-S will be aptly called Boulder.

A quarter inch thinner than its predecessor at 2.02 inches by 3.94 inches by 0.91 inch, the Boulder features a 1.3-megapixel camera and Verizon’s next-generation Push To Talk service – the EV-DO REV. A, which resembles Sprint’s QChat technology. Of course, the Boulder still comes clad in the traditional G’zOne “everything-proof” shell.

With G’zOne phones, multiple color options are always expected. But in the case of the Boulder, color matters turn a notch wilder than before as it will be available in Black Silver and Orange.

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Sony Ericsson Sets New Standards With The C905 Cyber-shot Phone

A cam-equipped phone? A phone-equipped cam? These are the kinds of questions popping up once faced with Sony Ericsson’s most advanced camera phone, the new Sony Ericsson C905.

Not only does the C905 take pride as Sony Ericsson’s first ever Cyber-shot slider handset, but it dares to stand out even more with its boastworthy 8.1-megapixel camera. You read it right, 8.1. And it’s worth reminding the reader, it’s a Cyber-shot camera phone not a Cyber-shot digicam.

Regarded as a real alternative to a digital camera, the C905 comes packed with Xenon flash, auto-focus face detection, 16x digital zoom, photofix, red-eye reduction, smart contrast, and image stabilizer features, all for a most convenient and top-quality image capturing experience. Video-wise, the C905 supports video recording and complements this with video light and stabilizer functionalities. Everything is viewable on its 2.4-inch, 240 x 320-pixel TFT display. Uploading pictures and videos to the PC is quick and easy through USB adaptor. But if you wish to just leave the multimedia stuff in the handset, its 2GB Memory Stick Micro should provide plenty of storage room.

The C905’s other notable features include a 160MB phone memory, GPS, Bluetooth, modem synchronization, and USB mass storage. The phone also supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA.

The Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot’s charming good looks will be accentuated even more with its three available colors – Night Black, Ice Silver and Copper Gold. Release date for the Cyber-shot slider handset starts Q4 of the current year, only in selected markets.

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China Gets First Taste of Motorola A1600 And A1800

Motorola hopes to arrest the negative press they’ve been getting lately by releasing their A1600 and A1800 smartphones. Packed with features like touchscreens, GPS with geotagging and a 3.0 megapixel camera with continuous autofocus, these Linux-powered ultra-modern smartphones have been reported to be available in small mobile phone shops in China.

The A1600 and A1800 are similar in appearance, but the A1800 allows users to connect to two networks simultaneously, and it features triband GSM with CDMA support. The A1600 lacks a 3G radio and a WiFi receiver.

Current reports indicate that both devices might never leave China. Release dates and pricing information are also being withheld. All that’s certain is that the A1600 and A1800 have both been confirmed for production.

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Low Manufacturing Costs And Wireless Carrier Subsidies Mark Down 3G iPhone Price

With a $199 price tag, the new 3G Apple iPhone is very affordable – a fact attributed primarily to low production costs. Reports had it that a total of only $173 is spent producing one of these smartphones, a figure that is inclusive of both hardware bill of materials (BOM) and manufacturing costs.

Furthermore, Apple will be offering the 3G iPhone to wireless service carriers for $499, of which $300 is subsidized by said carriers – a common business model for the mobile handset market. This is in contrast to last year’s 2G iPhone that went for the same price without any subsidies. This time, Apple will no longer take a portion of the wireless carriers’ service subscriptions revenue, which is why it is important that they take a profit through the subsidies.

In the future, the BOM/manufacturing costs will decrease as the component prices decline, which will allow for an even higher BOM/manufacturing margin.

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Rumor: More Blackberry KickStart Pictures Leaked

Vincent from SlashGear has got himself a ROKR E8 at the 2008 Motorola Holiday Gift Guide Preview earlier, check out his unboxing video here!

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ezGear’s New ezSkin Cases: Your iPhone’s Bodyguard

A lot of sectors in the mobile phone industry have been suiting up for the much-awaited arrival of the 3G iPhone ; and, case and accessories maker ezGear is certainly not to be left behind.

This time around ezGear is ready to dress and armor up the new iPhone with its new line of ezSkin silicon cases – the Landau and the Plus.

ezSkin Landau fits the iPhone 3G as a lightweight case that comes with a transparent plastic film protection for the phone’s touchscreen. Available in white, black and pink, the Landau allows smooth and easy access to all ports, buttons and switches, and sports ezGear’s patented “ezButton” feature that takes care of the iPhone’s power and volume controls. The Landau costs $15.

The ezSkin Plus, meanwhile, offers reinforced protection and some added features for the iPhone. Providing over-all safeguard protection, the Plus features a spring-loaded belt clip and a thicker static transparent protector that covers the touch-screen better than the Landau does. As to be expected, ezSkin Plus carries a bumped up price tag of $20, and comes also in white, black and pink.

ezGear announced July 8 to be the shipping date for the new ezSkins. ezGear is today’s leading maker and marketer of iPod accessories.

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SoftBank Mobile Announces iPhone 3G Service Price Plans

Vincent from SlashGear has got himself a ROKR E8 at the 2008 Motorola Holiday Gift Guide Preview earlier, check out his unboxing video here!

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